Feed Store Play Out

Your read it right!  Three of us - Jodie Barbour, Judith Akins and I - provided some music this past Saturday afternoon at the Whatcom Farm Coop on the Southside.  WFC was putting on a seminar about raising backyard chickens which brings to mind "Cluck Old Hen" in Em, right?  Not the most logical of segways, I have to admit, but the hour long set of our music was very well received.  Click above on "Club Pics" to check us out!  Later . . .

Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas

Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas

30 June to 6 July, 2013

Details

Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas is a mountain dulcimer camp held at beautiful Wallowa Lake in the high country of northeast Oregon. We have morning intensive classes at all levels, afternoon electives, time off to explore the scenic area, and evening activities. Instructors this year are Aaron O’Rourke, Dave Haas, Heidi Muller and Bob Webb.

Times/hours/schedule: 5:00 pm Sunday, June 30 to 11:00 am Sat., July 6

Cost: $295 student registration till March 31, then $325 $85 for non-participants Meal plans and lodging choices listed on website

Getting more information

Website: http://www.wvmusicalliance.org/dulcimer-week-in-the-wallowas/
Contact: Heidi Muller
Call: 304-382-9422
Email: blueheron29@gmail.com

Venue Information

Wallowa Lake Camp
Joseph OR 97846

Directions: From I-84, go east on Hwy 82 to Wallowa Lake. From the north, come south on WA-129 and OR-3 to Enterprise, then continue east on Hwy 82.
Closest airport Lewiston, ID - also Pasco, WA and Boise, ID
Six hrs drive from Portland; four hrs from Boise

Columbia River Gorge Dulcimer Featival

Columbia River Gorge Dulcimer Festival

30 May to 2 June, 2013

Details

Play music you love, learn from top-notch instructors, relax and enjoy the view! Our 4th annual festival's workshops will be led by Nina Zanetti, Robert Force, and Amber and Erin Rogers of Scenic Roots. Workshops range from Fingerpicking for the First Time; to Folk Hymns from America’s Past; to Wellyn & Cornwall; to Ear Training for the Tone Deaf; to Music Business 101. We focus on the mountain dulcimer but welcome other instruments to our jams.

Cost: OVERNIGHT GUEST cost varies depending on lodging you choose. Program Fee $250 Food: 9 meals + snacks $111 Lodging (Choose the type of lodging you prefer) Private Lodging (designed for 1 person) $381 Semi Private (share with 2-3 roommates) $281 Community Lodging (3-4 roommates – bunk style) $181 COMMUTER GUESTS Program Fee $250 Commuter Fee $100 Food: 3 lunches + 3 dinners + snacks $81.75

Getting more information

Website: http://menucha.org/programs/dulcimer-festival
Contact: Scott Crane
Call: 503-695-2243
Email: scott@menucha.org

Venue Information

38711 E. Historic Columbia River Highway
Corbett OR 97019

Directions: Menucha is located on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge, in Corbett, Oregon inside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Menucha is 30-40 minutes from Portland's airport, bus, and train terminals. Freeways I-84 and I-205 provide easy access by car from all directions. Detailed directions are here: http://menucha.org/about-us/directions.

Other comments: We invite you to check out our Facebook page for more photos and information: https://www.facebook.com/Columbia.River.Gorge.Dulcimer.Festival

"Inland Folk" on NPR on Saturdays

Starting at 11AM on Saturdays, Dan Maher hosts "Inland Folk" on NPR stations throughout Washingston.  On the South side of Bellingham, I listen to it on FM 91.7.  You can also listen on your computer at  http://www.nwpr.org/programs/inland-folk-dan-maher.  It's a great listen . . .

February, 2013 BDC Meeting Report

Great Club meeting yesterday.  First, we shared D-Mixolydian versions of "Kumbayah in D" and "Skye Boat Song in G".  Then we played seven Club tunes, everything from "Cluck Old Hen in Em" to "You Are My Sunshine in D".  Revisiting "Mississippi Sawyer in D" and "John Stinson #2 in D" was certainly great fun!  It was great to meet "first-timer" Andy Whitmore from BC and have Margaret Harshfield and John Simurdak back from way down south of Bellingham. Later . . .